November 2001
Industry At A Glance

01-11_int-offshore-rigs.html (Nov-2001)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Nov. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 11 
Industry Stats 
  International Offshore Rigs  
U.S. Gulf of
Mexico
 Europe/
Mediterranean
    Worldwide   
Sep 2001 Mobile Platform Mobile Platform*   Mobile Platform*
  Total rigs in fleet 211 80   102 103   653 310  
  year ago 206 79   104 101   643 313  
  Contracted rigs, 142 48   97 100   546 252  
  year ago 175 46   92 99   549 240  
  Rig utilization, %, 67.3 60.0   95.1 97.1   83.7 81.3  
  year ago 85.0 58.2   88.5 99.8   85.4 76.7  

Source:  Offshore Data Services’ Weekly Mobile Offshore Rig Count
* Updated quarterly
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